zinnia
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LISTEN UP!!! i have some actual information from a professional on this subject. i was talking to the coolest woman at the last shower today (yeah, i made it through ) and she used to be a nurse specifically for women who were having/had hysterectomies. she told me all this stuff we're talking about is all about the "pelvic floor". she told me that a lot of the post op sex pain can come from no longer having a strong pelvic floor or one that is traumatized by the surgery. she said to start enjoying sex again, everyone needs to be doing their kegel exercises. she told me that even though most of us know what these are, most of us do them wrong. so-now for graphics...kegel exercises are not clenching your buttocks together. they are not squeezing your thigh muscles. they are contracting those muscles you feel deep inside when you have a cramp or a contraction. at the "floor" of your pelvis, just above your vaginal opening. these muscles have to be clenched and held. do it in the car, at your desk, in line at the grocery store. you can tell you are doing it right if you can stop and start the flow of urine and if you feel a little "nervous" feeling, like butterflies in your stomach when you do them. so go try out those new positions while you wait for your pelvic floor to be strengthened from doing your kegel exercises. the more you do them, the faster the results. btw-when you clench, you need to hold it for as long as you can-at least 10 seconds. happy kegeling everyone...rofl if poor red ever gets to this page Well behaved women rarely make history.
Thou canst not disturb a flower without the troubling of a star...from "Troubling a Star", by Madelaine L'Engle...we all affect one another by our words and actions...it is our choice whether to do so purposefully and positively, or carelessly and hurtfully...may we all bring to one another the peace that we seek...
"if you want others to be happy, practice compassion. if you want to be happy, practice compassion" the Dahli Laama
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